Hinge



Jan. 31, 1933. H; G. KELLoGG HINGE Filed March 16, 1931 TTORNEYSPatented Jan. 31, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIcE nonnn o. xmoee, ornnrnorr, mcnieaN, assmnon 'ro moroa I''rnontrc'ra conrom'non, ornn'raorr, moHIGAN, a conrona'rron or nnw Yonx HINGE Application filedIarch 16, 1931. Serial Ho. 523.073.

This invention relates to frames and hinges and more partiularlyvto aframe and' hinge structure for windshields and the like.

The invention has as one of its important objects to provide a framemember for vvindshields and the like formedof sheet metal in which thelock seam of the frame member is shaped to provide one of the hingedparts of a bead type hin e structure in which the beads are adapted orinterfitting pivotal engagevment. p

The bead hinge structure is similar to the type of hinge described andclaimed in my prior Patent No. 1,666,211 dated April 17,

.The several objects, advantages and novel details of construction ofthe invention will be made more apparent as this description `fproceeds, especially when considered in connection With the accompanyingdrawing wherein Figure 1 is a fragmentary-vertical sectional viewshowing one application of -my invention, the same being shown inconnection with a windshield;

Figure 2 is an enlarged sectional view tlnough the frame member andhinge part an Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sec- 3 tional viewthrough the hinge parts with the parts in a different trated in Figure1.

If the structure described and claimed herein is tofibe used inconnection with a position from that illus- 35, windshield or the like,there is' provided a hinge part 10 secured to the header bar 11 or someother stationary part of the vehicle.

The hinge part 10 is provided with a bead 12 substantiallylsemi-circular in cross section,

4 this bead terminating in an inturned' edge portion 13 having asubstantially right angularly bent 'extremity 14.

The reference character 15 indicates a frame member of, for instance, awindshield or the like formed of sheet metal and shaped to provide agroove 16 to receive the wind- .shield glass 17. The frame member 15 isof a`hollow construction as illustrated, and `the free edges 18 and 19thereof are brought together in superposed relation to form asubstantially laminated structure. These super- Epsed edges are thenbent to form a hinge ad part extending longitudinally of the frame, thebead being substantially arc-shape in cross section as illustrated. Theedge of the wall portion 18 extendsv beyond the edge of the portion 19as illustratedyfor instance, in dotted lines at 18' 'in Figure 2.Subsequently this edge portion is bent inwardly as shown'at 18" tooverlie the outer edge face 19' of the wall 19.- This ex'tremity of thewall portion 18 in being bent inwardly as illustrated, engages the 'edgeface 19' and presses the arcuate bead 19 into firm engagement with' thebead 18 and thus provides a lock seam or joint for the free edges of theframe member. Thus the structure not only units the edges of the framemember, but provides a hinge bead part adapted for interfittlng pivotalengagement with the bead 12 as illustrated in Figures 1 and 3. Thisextension 18" of the frame member hinge part lcooperates with theextremity 14 of the outer hinge part 12 to hold the hinge parts firmlyin contact with one another during the relative angular movement ofthese hlnge parts, as dbst seen by a comparison of Flgures 1 an It willbe obvious that the herein described. hinge and frame structure -may beemployed for hingedly Supporting' other parts than a windshield andmoreover thetvarious nonessential details of the structure` may bechanged without departing from thespirit and scopefof the invention asdefin'ed in the appended claims.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A frame member or the'like .formed of sheetmetal and having twolongitudinal edges, said edges being superposed on one another and bentto form a bead substantially are-Shape in cross section, one of theedges `extend/ing beyond the other and being in-v turned to lock saidedges together.

2. A hinge comprising a pair of hinge parts each having a bead formedthereon for interitting' pivotal engagement, oneof said beads beingformed of a laminated structure with the edge of one of the laminationsthereof 100 extending beyond and bent inwardly to hold the laminationstogether.

3. A sheet metal frame member having a longitudinally extending beadare-Shape in cross section formed by shaping the longitudinal free edgesof the frame member, one of said edges being extended and bent tooverlie the other edge to form a look seam and to hold said beadportions together.

4. A Combined frame member and hinge' part for windshields and the like,formed of a sinle sheet of metal bent to form the frame mem er With thelongitudinal edges bent to form a bead constitutingia hinge part andadapted for interfittng pivotal engagement with a Companion part, one ofsaid longitu-` dinal edges being extended beyond the other and bentinwardly to overlie the other, for the purpose setl forth.

5. A sheet metal frame member having its longitudinal edges superposedand sha ed to form a looked seam, said seam being 1n the form of a hingebead part ada lted for interfitting pivotal engagement wit a Companionbead carried by another hin e part.

In testimony whereof I a x my signature. HOMER G. KELLOGG. i

